William Cooper (judge)

William Cooper was an American merchant, land speculator and developer, the founder of Cooperstown, New York. A politician, he was appointed as a county judge and later served two terms in the United States Congress, representing Otsego County and central New York. He was the father of James Fenimore Cooper, who became a noted writer of historical novels related to the New York frontier.

2 December 1754

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Alexander Haig • Amaury Leveaux • Annalise Basso • Dagfinn Høybråten • Dan Butler • Elias Lindholm • Eugene Jeter • Manohar Joshi • Nelly Furtado • Péter Máté (footballer, born 1984) • Queen Munjeong • Sim Bhullar • Tomokaze Yūta

Born in the same month (December 1754): George Crabbe